Anon Archived Hospital info thief malware puts itself into a coma to avoid IT bods (theregister.co.uk)
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Anon Archived Hospital info thief malware puts itself into a coma to avoid IT bods (theregister.co.uk)
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'A Trojan targeting US healthcare organizations attempts to avoid detection by going to sleep for prolonged periods after initial infection, security researchers warn. '
'The malware is programmed to spread aggressively across an organization’s network once it gets a foothold. '
' These instructions are snuck past network defenses using steganography, a technique for hiding data within seemingly-innocuous (usually, image) files. ®'
'Gatak reels in victims through websites promising product licensing keys for pirated enterprise software packages (backup, 3D scanning software, etc). '
'Symantec estimates that thousands of organizations have been hit by the Gatak Trojan since 2012. '
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